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Challenging Awakeness – From Favorite to Former

It seems so trivial but it really is the “little things” that annoy consumers. I was at a sandwich shop recently where I purchased a $7 roast beef sandwich. After paying the cashier, a sandwich preparer advised me that they were out of roast beef and asked if I would like another option. My secondary…

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Tweet-a-coffee? Mobilize the connection

In my latest book, Leading the Starbucks Way, one of the five business principles I delve into is titled “Mobilize the Connection.” The quick version of the principle is that given our highly mobile society (and our growing need to have a smartphone at the ready) brands must not only build connections in face-to-face or…

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Meeting Customers – Your Road to Success

More than ever customers expect to have their needs met as soon as they ask. Actually, they expect those needs will be addressed even before they ask! In our instant gratification, “text message me,” “give me an app for that” world – winning leaders anticipate customers needs and don’t wait for customers to identify the…

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INFOGRAPHIC – The Evolution of Starbucks Mobile Marketing Strategy

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Is is loyalty or buying customers?

We all have those loyalty cards hanging from our key rings as we make our way to CVS, Starbucks, and anywhere else we can get a discount or two. As a consumer, we know that as long as we carry these pieces of plastic, bargains await us. Business owners assume we use these cards as…

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McGraw-Hill is Happy to Announce My Book Hits Bookstores this Week – Leading The Starbucks Way

By Joseph Michelli, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Starbucks Experience “An accessible and practical guide to corporate success.” Publishers Weekly “Organizational consultant Michelli serves up a new helping of the recipe for business success he offered in The Starbucks Experience.” Kirkus Reviews The international success of Starbucks begins with a…

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Courting, Dating, & Loving – A Customer Experience Journey?

Somewhere in our lifetime, most of us have run across Maslows’ hierarchical theory on human motivation (physiological, safety, belongingness and love, esteem, and self-actualization). It is within this framework that Maslow introduced the concepts of people asking Am I safe? before asking Am I loved? Chip Conley in his book Peak took a deep dive…

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Authenticity beats Trendy!

First a personal note… Please accept my apologies for not blogging more regularly. Every waking hour (that is not dedicated to consulting, speaking, or family) is being and will be spent writing my newest book about Starbucks. I hope the smoke will clear to blog more regularly in early 2013. On to a quick blog…

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The Basics for Delivering Customer Value

How often do you say “no” to a lucrative business opportunity? I have come to believe that excellence requires a willingness to pass on those opportunities where you are likely to be mediocre, or where those new opportunities will take your focus away from where your attention is needed to maintain or achieve excellence. That…

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Gummy Worms and Customer Experience Excellence!

July 15th was National Gummy Worm day and while that might not be the type of information you would expect from this blog, it turns out to have significance in our office. Specifically, National Gummy Worm day served as an opportunity to “surprise and delight” many of our clients and business partners. Additionally, it allowed…

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